Ohio Admin. Code 901:1-4-05 - Family - felidae; common names: cheetah, lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard, puma, caracal, serval, canada lynx, eurasian lynx, iberian lynx, sunda clouded leopard, and clouded leopard
This rule applies exclusively to the species listed as dangerous wild animals in divisions (C)(3) to (C)(7) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code.
(A) Each enclosure shall have a
claw log.
(B) Large felids-
pantherids; common names: cheetah, lion, tiger.
(1) For one or two animals, the primary
enclosure shall be at least six hundred square feet and twelve feet high with a
cantilever. For each additional animal the primary enclosure must be increased
by three hundred square feet.
(2)
Primary enclosures shall be constructed of at least nine gauge diameter chain
link or its equivalent.
(C) Medium felids- pantherids; common names:
jaguars, leopards, snow leopards, sunda clouded leopard, clouded leopard, and
puma.
(1) For one or two animals, the primary
enclosure shall be at least four hundred square feet and eight feet high with a
roof. For each additional animal the primary enclosure must be increased by two
hundred square feet.
(2) Primary
enclosures shall be constructed of at least nine gauge diameter chain link or
its equivalent.
(D)
Small felids; common names: caracal, serval, canada lynx, eurasian lynx,
and iberian lynx, and
bobcat.
(1) For one or two animals,
the primary enclosure shall be at least one hundred square feet and six feet
high with a roof. For each additional animal, the primary enclosure shall be
increased by fifty square feet.
(2)
Primary enclosures shall be constructed of at least eleven and one half gauge
diameter chain link or its equivalent.
(3) Small felids as listed in this paragraph
do not require safety entrances as part of the primary enclosure.
(4) Permit holders possessing more than one
of a species of small felid regulated under paragraph (D) of this rule shall
house them in stable pairs or groups of compatible individuals; except where
single housing is justified based on social incompatibility resulting from
inappropriate behavior or veterinary concerns regarding animal
well-being.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 935.17
Rule Amplifies: 935.12, 935.17
Prior Effective Dates: 07/18/2013
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